 | | Phleet Photos Phublished (Was: Re: My fleet is (emphatically not) bigger'n your fleet!)
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(...) It was an older style, originally, but I think the term enjoyed something of a new genesis in the 19th century--but in what context, I'm unsure. As for my fleet, well, I have a few things up, now that my old B&W scanner is working again: (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: My fleet is (emphatically not) bigger'n your fleet!
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(...) the (...) wench. (...) old (...) used (...) Long cannons were simply refered to as long cannons, or long (shot weight). E.G. Long 18s, long 12s, long 9s. Long versions of a shot size were considerably heavier than than non-long version, so (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: My fleet is (emphatically not) bigger'n your fleet!
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(...) Ahhh heck. You're right. What am I thinking of? Not culverins--those are old bronze art-deco cannon, though they were long...I think that may be the term used to refer to the long-range chasers as well. LFB (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Have you seen the Gungan Kaduus (sp) for 2000? SteveC (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) long (...) Them carronades be throwing a big ball a short ways. Good fer poundin' in close. "Long carronades" be what they call an oxymoron (I be an eddicated pyrate). Cap'n Redbeard (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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